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Old 07-13-2005
uncompress in unix

Hi all,

I have compressed a file in windows platform using 7zip into tar.z format. I try to uncompress in Unix using uncompress command. It doesn't work. Can anyone tell me wether there is any tools I can use in windows to generate a Tar.Z file which can be uncompress in unix.

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Old 07-13-2005
You have winzip and winrar. You can use either.

A quick google gave me this.

http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/procedures/tar.Z.html

Vino
 
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